| One of the best areas to scuba dive
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| | plentiful right in the communities along
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| within North America is in the Florida
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| | the Keys and range from simple motels all
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| Keys, a long string of islands just south
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| | the way up to high end resorts. Many
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| of Miami. For any scuba diver traveling
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| | have special packages just for scuba
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| to southern Florida, even a quick day
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| | divers where there's an arrangement with
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| trip to the Florida Keys is worthwhile.
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| | one of the local dive operators. There's
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| There's great scuba diving all along the
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| | also relatively inexpensive
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| Keys from the first community of Key
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| | accommodations in Florida City which is
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| Largo, through to the middle at Marathon
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| | the closest community back in the Florida
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| and all the way to the end where Key West
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| | mainland about 20 minutes from Key Largo.
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| is located. One can get to Key Largo in
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| | After the day of diving, there are lots
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| about 45 minutes from Miami and the
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| | of restaurants serving fresh seafood for
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| protected Pennekamp marine park in the
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| | even the hungriest of divers.
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| surrounding waters offers much more
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| | Another attractive feature of Florida
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| marine life to see than the waters off
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| | Keys diving is the cost. Especially for
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| Miami or Fort Lauderdale. Key Largo in
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| | the quality of the dive sights, the cost
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| particular is a scuba diver's town with
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| | of diving here is lower than in many of
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| numerous dive operators and some
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| | the Caribbean destinations like the
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| retailers who carry diving equipment and
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| | Bahamas and Cayman Islands. For those
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| gear.
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| | who are not ready to try scuba diving,
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| One of the great things about scuba
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| | there are some decent sites to snorkel in
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| diving in the Florida Keys is the variety
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| | the Keys including one of the best in the
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| of dive sites for every level of diver.
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| | U.S. at Looe Key. The marine life that
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| Many of the nicest coral reefs loaded
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| | can be seen here has convinced quite a
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| with fish are located in beginner level
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| | few snorkellers to finally pursue scuba
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| dive sites like Molasses Reef and French
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| | diving certifications. The Florida Keys
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| Reef. With depths of 30 to 50 feet,
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| | has enough other activities to do besides
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| these are perfect dive sites for newly
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| | scuba diving to keep non-divers busy.
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| certified scuba divers as well as those
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| | There's interesting shopping, water
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| who wish to do night dives. There's even
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| | sports, beaches (near the western part)
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| some good wreck diving in shallow dive
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| | and even two places to interact with
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| sites like the Benwood wreck where the
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| | dolphins. Of course, there's also the
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| resident marine life will not disappoint
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| | funky scene at Key West.
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| any diver. For more advanced divers,
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| | The one aspect about scuba diving in the
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| there are some spectacular deep dives
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| | Florida Keys that some divers may not
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| featuring large wrecks like the Duane, a
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| | like is that the dives are not guided by
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| former coast guard ship sitting upright.
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| | divemasters from the various scuba
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| The most recent ship that was sunk for
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| | operators. Divers who are used to
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| scuba diving is the Spiegel Grove which
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| | following a local divemaster like the
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| again is for advanced divers.
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| | diving in destinations like Cozumel, will
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| Many scuba divers from North America and
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| | just have to team up in buddy groups here
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| other parts of the world come to the
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| | in the Keys. Despite this drawback, the
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| Florida Keys for their open water
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| | Florida Keys still offers great tropical
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| certification dives as well as more
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| | scuba diving without leaving the USA.
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| advanced training. Accommodations are
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